Tuesday, 26 May 2009

Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter has died after sustaining critical injuries from a treadmill cord wrapped around her neck as she played on Monday.

Exodus Tyson was playing around a treadmill in the family home in Phoenix at the time of the tragic accident.

Her 7-year-old brother found Exodus alive, but with the cord around her neck. At the time, her mother was cleaning in a separate part of the house. The brother immediately alerted the mother who alerted emergency services.

Exodus was taken to the hospital and placed on life support, but she died hours later.

"Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there's a cord that hangs under the console — it's kind of a loop," police Sergeant Andy Hill told local Fox News. "Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it."

Sergeant Hill has eliminated any notion of foul play around the death.

Mike Tyson was in Las Vegas, but flew to Phoenix as soon as he received the news.

A PR firm representing the family issued a statement.

"The Tyson family would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for all your prayers and support, and we ask that we be allowed our privacy at this difficult time," a statement released on behalf of the family said.

Mike Tyson’s 4 year old daughter Exodus is in the hospital in critical condition after she was found by her 7-year old brother with a rope/wire hanging from the family’s treadmill around her neck. AP reports:

The girl’s 7-year-old brother found her on a treadmill with her neck on a cable attached to the exercise machine at their Phoenix home, police Sgt. Andy Hill said, calling it a “tragic accident.”

The boy told the girl’s mother, who was in another room. She took the girl off the cable, called 911 and tried to revive her.

Responding officers and firefighters performed CPR on the girl as they rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was in “extremely critical condition” and on life support, Hill said.

“Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there’s a cord that hangs under the console — it’s kind of a loop,” Hill said. “Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it.”

Hill said former heavyweight champion Tyson had been in Las Vegas but flew to Phoenix immediately after learning of the accident

As Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s new home under the Live Nation umbrella, takes shape, the hip-hop superstar has reportedly bought back the last remaining record on his IDJ deal for what some say is a whopping $5 million, raising a number of intriguing questions. How does the album figure into the plans of Roc Nation’s brain trust, which also includes the A&R-savvy Jay Brown and Tata, as well as Jay-Z’s business manager John Menielly? How will it be marketed and distributed? Will Roc Nation employ a traditional distribution channel or take the LP direct to retail? Or alternatively, will the new company make it part of a rumored arrangement inside a major? Every one of the Big Four is reportedly eager to make such a deal.

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Apple’s WWDC is almost here and as such, it’s time for iPhone rumors and speculation to get hot and heavy. The latest and greatest — July 17 is the rumored launch date and there is a lengthy list of specs to accompany the news. Of course, history shows that when it comes to iPhone rumors, most guesses are a shot in the dark and we can’t speak for the track record of the source (which happens to now be offline). So here we go: Word is the new iPhone will have double the storage capacity of its predecessor at 16GB and 32GB, up from 8GB and 16GB respectively. Battery life will be 1.5 times greater and its processor will be twice as fast as the current model — though. Aesthetically, the back will be a rubberized material and the chrome bezel (you know, the sliver scratch magnet) will disappear. Most of the list of upgrades seem minor, but some are new like the compass we told you about earlier. If this new rumor pans out however, color us unimpressed. Hit the jump for the full rumored spec list.

32GB and 16GB storage$199 and $299 price points to be maintained3.2-megapixel cameraVideo-recording and editing capabilitiesAbility to send a picture & video via MMSDiscontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the deviceOLED screen1.5 times the battery life of the current modelsDouble the RAM and processing powerBuilt-in FM transmitterApple logo on back will glow [please let this be a joke]Rubber-tread backingSleeker designBuilt-in compassThe camera, GPS, compass and Google map combined will identify photo and inform about photo locationsTurn-by-turn directions

Thursday, 14 May 2009

Meet the Veritas RS III which will make its debut at this years London Salon Privé auto event. It features a 600hp V10 engine and will retail for about $375,000. Only 50 of these bad boys will go into production too.

The son of legendary rapper Joseph "Run" Simmons of Run DMC was arrested for possession of marijuana on Friday night, according to published reports.

Joseph "JoJo" Simmons Jr. allegedly bought weed and was seen rolling the illegal substance in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, according to gossip news site tmz.com.

Sources within the police department told the site that the 19-year-old was inside a car when he was apprehended.

The sources also charge that he tried to escape by reversing and almost struck a police vehicle.Simmons Jr. was charged with resisting arrest, attempted reckless endangerment, and criminal use of drug paraphenalia in addition to the possession charge.

No statement has been issued by the Simmons family or a representative.

Simmons, Jr. stars on the show "Run's House" with his father and the rest of the family.

Singer Tulisa Contostavlos, from pop group N-Dubz, has been told she is not suffering from swine flu, a spokesman has confirmed.The 20-year-old, from north London, was taken to hospital in Athens last week after falling ill on board a flight.Her spokesman said tests for swine flu were negative, but she had been kept in "isolation" until Tuesday just in case.The band are expected to play Radio 1's Big Weekend on Sunday, but is it is not clear whether Contostavlos will appear.

I dont really put up rumours but this is interesting!Taken from allhiphop.com

Well, all remains quit on the home front with 50 Cent. But there are some rumors buzzing in the background. Fif has been shooting a new movie with Keifer Sutherland and that is why he has been kind of quiet. I heard that the summer is where the real “heat” is going to come down. Also, they said that there is still a tour planned for Dr. Dre, Eminem and 50 this summer or so.

A source of mine continuously keeps hearing that The Game wants to work with 50 Cent, but Jimmy Henchman isn’t with it. If you remember the last “diss” Game had with Rick Ross…it really didn’t have any barbed words for 50, even though he was on it. You know Jimmy and 50 have their own set of issues as well.

Rumor has is, 50 Cent really wants out of his Interscope contract and hopes to go to either Def Jam or Atlantic. Not sure how factual that is, but I’ve been hearing for a long time that Lloyd Banks will end up over there. Tony Yayo may be going independent. I heard that 50 Cent is still committed to making Mobb Deep pop when Prodigy gets out of jail. It would have been nice to have seen him help Hav with that ill-fated solo project!

I also hear that there may be a future 50/Jadakiss song coming down the line. Jada continues to sell very well. I see him striking gold.

THE GAME UPSET AT ROCK ROSS?This is a separate rumor altogether, but it goes well with the previous one under the 50 Cent category. A friend of my friend out in L.A. said The Game was on the radio and claims that The Game said he would diss Rick Ross if he dissed Eminem again. According to rumors, The Game said he’s not concerned with 50 Cent and Ross going at him, but he wants Ross to leave Em and Dre out of it. Now…this sounds interesting to me. Also, I heard that Rick Ross “begged” him to be on the remix of “Mafia Music” and diss 50 Cent. Now, Game was on it, but didn’t really go at 50 like that. I also heard Game had some unsavory things to say about Ross’ C.O. past. Game reportedly stated that, “I recorded my verse and sent it to him, because I was smoking weed I didn't want to get a citation or piss tested and sent to my P.O.” Oh boy. I hope this is wrong, because I definitely don’t want to see The Game and Ross clashing!

Saturday, 2 May 2009

THE lead singer of chart-topping British band N-Dubz lies motionless in a hospital bed, her face covered by a mask, after being diagnosed with suspected swine flu.Tulisa Contostavlos, 20, flew to Athens on Thursday night for a break with family and friends after finishing a 23-date UK tour, when the band performed for thousands of teenage fans.But she fainted and needed medical attention during the flight — then had to be rushed to hospital yesterday after a doctor noted all the symptoms connected with the potentially deadly virus.

Tulisa was last night under observation on an isolation ward in Pendeli, Greece, as doctors awaited the results of tests.

A source close to the band, currently top of the UK singles chart with Number One, said: “Tulisa is very poorly indeed. She has gone from a huge high of chart success and the tour to panicking about her health.

“Tulisa’s family have been forced to wear masks and have only been allowed minimal contact. It is a terrifying time.”The band’s spokesman said: “We are hopeful Tulisa will be given the all-clear and will be well enough to leave hospital in the next couple of days.”

Band members Richard “Fazer” Rawson, 22, and Tulisa’s cousin Dino “Dappy” Contostavlos, 21, are in Britain and have been told about her illness.

The news comes mere weeks after Nas spoke excitedly with MTV News about the baby. When asked earlier this month how Kelis was doing, he said, "She's great, man. She's doing good. [We are deciding between] a few baby names. It's kinda hard. I've been thinking about kinda putting something online: 'Choose his name.' You get a couple stacks for that. We take care of you for that. You win something real. But we're thinking now."

The couple dated for two years and were married in Atlanta in January 2005.